Oxford, Colorado

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Oxford, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Oxford and State Highway 172. The building on the right includes Los Pinos Fire Station #2.
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Oxford (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°10′08″N107°42′51″W / 37.1689°N 107.7142°W / 37.1689; -107.7142 (Oxford, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County La Plata County [2]
Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body La Plata County [2]
Elevation
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6,601 ft (2,012 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
Ignacio 81137
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 204733

Oxford is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. [4]

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History

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. [5] The community was originally named Grommet. The Grommet, Colorado, post office opened on May 3, 1904, but the name was changed to Oxford on January 13, 1908. [6] The townsite map was recorded November 3, 1909 by The Oxford Land and Townsite Co. alongside the Denver & Rio Grande RR by J.M. Denning. The Oxford post office closed on Nov 30, 1954. [6] The Ignacio post office (ZIP Code 81137) now serves the area. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Oxford, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oxford
  5. ↑ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado . Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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